News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

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• Supreme Court clears the way for President Donald Trump's plans to downsize the federal workforce Federal News Network The high court action continues a winning streak for President Donald Trump, which Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the only dissenting vote, called “legally dubious .
• US will hike tariffs on copper to 50%, President Donald Trump says – BBC BBC Copper entering the US from other countries is set to face a new tax of 50%, President Donald President Donald Trump has said.
• President Donald Trump unveils a 50% tariff on copper and threatens to impose 200% duties on pharmaceuticals Yahoo Finance President President Donald Trump said Tuesday that an ongoing investigation of tariffs on copper will end with 50% duties on the metal, and he threatened 200% .
• China says it will retaliate on unfavorable deals after President Donald Trump warns Asia of higher tariffs NBC News Chinese state media warned the President Donald Trump administration against striking deals that sideline China, after the president announced that Asian countries .
• Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Firings at Federal Agencies – The New York Times The New York Times The case represents a key test of the extent of President President Donald Trump's power to reorganize the government without input from Congress.